Sleeping Dogs Released in North America and Screens

The undercover cop drama from United Front Games and Square Enix London Studios out now in North America

Releasing these ten fresh screenshots, Square Enix announced that Sleeping Dogs, an all-new open-world game inspired by classic Hollywood and Asian cinema style action thrillers, is now available across North America, for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.Developed by United Front Games in collaboration with Square Enix London Studios, Sleeping Dogs is a gritty open world cop drama set in city of Hong Kong. Taking the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, players are tasked with taking down one of the world’s most fearsome criminal organizations from the inside - the Sun On Yee Triad. Featuring an intuitive and imaginative combat system, Sleeping Dogs empowers players to perform an extensive set of martial arts moves, single-handedly taking on numerous opponents. Players perform bone-crushing kicks and combos, vicious counters, and a cinematic set of environmental takedowns making use of countless real-world items from circular saws to phone booths, incinerators to refrigerator doors.Sleeping Dogs will go on sale across Europe and UK on August 17, 2012.